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Final Big Ten Power Rankings

Black Heart Gold Pants first out of the gate with Gophers 7th:

7. Minnesota (7-6, 3-6)
Thanks for ruining Paul Johnson Day, Minnesota! I wouldnít read too much into the Gophersí 34-10 demolition of Georgia Tech ó Norm Parker famously said heíd diagnosed Techís triple option in the 70ís, so just about any team should be able to beat an archaic offense with three weeks worth of preparation. PJ Fleck sucks, carry on.

Itís the flavor of that site which is usually pretty funny. May be true though about Ga Tech and having weeks to prepare for their offense. Looking at their last 10 years or so, their bowl record is not good, 3-6, and in 3 of those games they scored 10 points or less.

It’s the flavor of that site which is usually pretty funny. May be true though about Ga Tech and having weeks to prepare for their offense. Looking at their last 10 years or so, their bowl record is not good, 3-6, and in 3 of those games they scored 10 points or less.

I didn't realize how bad GA Tech is ... at passing. They hardly tried so if you could handle dudes running laterally with an option, it was kinda over.

Too bad for them as you'd hope the option would open up some passing, and we know we can leave guys open.... their thing just couldn't take advantage of our weakness.

It’s the flavor of that site which is usually pretty funny. May be true though about Ga Tech and having weeks to prepare for their offense. Looking at their last 10 years or so, their bowl record is not good, 3-6, and in 3 of those games they scored 10 points or less.

Makes sense, the Tech offense is really hard to prepare for in a week, much easier when you have more time. That said, they are very good at what they do and you still have to execute in order to control them which is exactly what our defense did. And they did it without 2 of their LBs (including the leading tackler on the team). It was another impressive showing by a defense that was getting torched earlier in the season.

Letís give it up for the Gophers, who were 4-5 after a 24-point loss to lowly Illinois. Rather than drown or tread water, they actually did row the boat, landing on the island of respectability. Minnesota throttled Purdue and Wisconsin down the stretch and then ruined Paul Johnsonís final game at Georgia Tech. Donít sleep on Mohamed Ibrahim (224 rushing yards in the bowl victory) and the young Gophers in 2019 and beyond. P.J. Fleck is building something.

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7. Minnesota (7-6, 3-6)
Thanks for ruining Paul Johnson Day, Minnesota! I wouldn’t read too much into the Gophers’ 34-10 demolition of Georgia Tech — Norm Parker famously said he’d diagnosed Tech’s triple option in the 70’s, so just about any team should be able to beat an archaic offense with three weeks worth of preparation. PJ Fleck sucks, carry on.

Our rivals hate PJ. That's a good thing and that's what we want. It only reinforces my belief that he is the right coach for us!

I would agree. I think rival teams know that Minnesota could get very very good under Fleck and they are starting to get concerned. The real up and comer is going to be Nebraska the next few years but Minnesota is going to be vastly improved and will be very interesting to watch.

I do think it is rather funny how everyone was concerned about the defense being able to make adjustments to an entirely different offense and this would be a real test for Rossi and the Gopher defense. Then when they shut it down it gets dismissed. For a defense that used to watch the same play over and over for big gains without making any adjustments I would say this was a vast improvement!